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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Na h-Eileanan Siar website
9,465 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
228A Bruernish Northbay Isle Of Barra
Received 8 Sept 202375A Coll Coll Isle Of Lewis HS2 0LP
Received 11 Sept 202333kVA Overhead Line Frobost Isle Of South Uist
Received 8 Sept 20235B Crulivig Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Sept 2023Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd Bennadrove Quarry Bennadrove Road Marybank Isle Of Lewis HS2 0DL
Received 12 Sept 2023Overhead Power Line 3 Maraig Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Sept 2023Ancillary Building Scaliscro Lodge Scaliscro Uig Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Sept 20236B Tolstachaolais Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Sept 202311 Carishader Uig Isle Of Lewis HS2 9ER
Received 15 Sept 202341 Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Sept 2023Pod 11 High Borve Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 15 Sept 2023Polycarbonate Tunnel 64 Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 18 Sept 2023Furzehill 5 Matheson Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2NQ
Received 18 Sept 2023Caravans 5 Grosebay Grosebay Isle Of Harris HS3 3EF
Received 18 Sept 202335A Newvalley Laxdale Isle Of Lewis
Received 19 Sept 2023Cliff Cottage 1 Beacravik Beacravik Isle Of Harris HS3 3EX
Received 19 Sept 2023Chalets 43 Garrygall Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UH
Received 19 Sept 2023Camping Pod 13 South Dell Ness Isle Of Lewis HS2 0SP
Received 19 Sept 2023Risso's Pod 1A Garrabost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0PN
Received 21 Sept 2023Polycrub 6 Melbost Borve Isle Of Lewis
Received 21 Sept 2023Workshop 14A Rhughasinish Lochcarnan Isle Of South Uist
Received 25 Sept 2023Solar Panel Array 1 Dalmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 25 Sept 2023Tigh A Bhealaich 41 Garrygall Castlebay Isle Of Barra HS9 5UH
Received 26 Sept 2023Marine Harvest Marine Site Marulaig Bay Fish Farm North Glendale Lochboisdale Isle Of South Uist
Received 25 Sept 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Na h-Eileanan Siar, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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